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Nebraska Football Lineman Tyler Knaak to face Former Team in Las Vegas Bowl
Tyler Knaak will be playing against his former team when the Nebraska football team faces Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. The junior right guard/right tackle spent one season with Utah redshirting in 2022 before transferring to Nebraska in 2023. Now, Knaak will...
Hail Varsity Historical: Davison’s Catch Helps Nebraska Football Remain Undefeated
Any Nebraska football fan of a certain age remembers Matt Davison’s touchdown catch on the final play of regulation in the 1997 Missouri game at Columbia. You can check it out on YouTube. Words don’t do the play justice, but ... The Scott Frost pass was intended for...
Babcock: Making Sense of Dylan Raiola’s Impending Departure From Nebraska Football
To quote from the movie "Jerry Maguire," as I’ve done before: “Show me the money!” It characterizes college athletics nowadays. Show me the NIL. What can you offer me to enroll at your institution? My loyalty to you will have a dollar sign attached to it, as well as a...
Report: Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola To Enter Transfer Portal
Nebraska football’s sophomore quarterback Dylan Raiola is expected to enter the transfer portal, Pete Nakos of On3 reports. The news comes in the wake of his younger brother and 2026 QB, Dayton Raiola, de-committing from the Huskers on Nov. 19. Nebraska also announced...
Rhule Addresses Staff Changes as Nebraska Football Preps for Bowl Game
All eyes are turning to the Nebraska football team’s new staff members after the firing of some key pieces ahead of its bowl game on Dec. 31. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule announced the firing of defensive coordinator John Butler on Dec. 1, offensive line coach...
Confident Luke Sorensen Set to Join Nebraska Football
Luke Sorensen is officially a Husker and will join the program in 2026 after sending in his paperwork in on the first day of the signing period. The 2026 tight end hails from Anaheim, California, and is joining the Huskers after committing in June. He's a three-star...
Hail Varsity Historical: Osborne Earns 250th Win with Nebraska Football
Appropriately, perhaps, Tom Osborne’s 250th career victory leading Nebraska football came against Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium, November 1, 1997. A no-question victory, 69-7. “I think after a few bad things happened, they maybe lost heart a little bit,” Osborne said....
Elkhorn North Linebacker Jase Reynolds Signs With Nebraska Football
Jase Reynolds is officially a Nebraska football player after signing with the program on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday. The senior outside linebacker from Elkhorn North is Nebraska's lone in-state commit for the 2026 class after committing to the...
Hail Varsity Historical: Blackshirts Overwhelm Kansas in Nebraska Football Victory
Tom Osborne was concerned, even though Kansas was 4-3 when his top-ranked and undefeated Nebraska football team traveled to Lawrence to play in late October 1997. For one thing, he never overlooked an opponent, for another, the weather, which “can be a great...
Nebraska Football Moves on From Defensive Coordinator John Butler
The Nebraska football team has parted ways with defensive coordinator John Butler after just one season leading the Blackshirts. Nebraska lost its regular season finale to Iowa on Friday, giving up 40 points to a Hawkeye team that had managed just 16, 21 and 20 points...
Nebraska Football Senior Day | Photos
Nebraska Football Loss to Iowa | Photos
Nebraska Football Suffers Inexplicable loss to Iowa
What is there to be said about this loss for Nebraska football? Nebraska had its usual post-game media availability Friday. Matt Rhule spoke and answered questions for about 18 minutes, followed by players, among them Emmett Johnson. But what was there to say to...
Derek Branch Reflects on Journey Ahead of Final Home Game with Nebraska Football
Derek Branch will be playing in Memorial Stadium one final time when the Nebraska football team welcomes Iowa into town on Friday. The fifth-year senior defensive back and special teams contributor began his Husker career as a walk-on but is playing a bigger role in...
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football Grinds Out Sixth Victory Against Texas Tech
Jon Zatechka scored Nebraska football's second touchdown in the second-ranked Huskers’ 29-0 victory against Texas Tech at Memorial Stadium in mid-October 1997. No, that’s not a misprint: Jon Zatechka, the right offensive guard. With 4:59 remaining in the third...
Nebraska Football Looking to Bounce Back Against Iowa on Senior Day
The Nebraska football team is shifting its focus to Iowa after a disappointing loss to Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, Saturday night. Nebraska lost 37-10 to Penn State, with the Nittany Lions dominating the game from the start. Offensively, Nebraska...
Nebraska Football at Penn State | Photos
Down Goes Nebraska Football in Not-So-Happy Valley
Will the real Nebraska football team please stand up? Husker fans hope it wasn’t the one that showed up at Beaver Stadium in “Happy Valley,” State College, Pennsylvania, Saturday night, the one that lost to Penn State 37-10. That was a Nittany Lion team with a 4-6...
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